Aha. Thanks, I had missed that. Still his knee bothering him?jonjungel said:Evans will not start.
Aha. Thanks, I had missed that. Still his knee bothering him?jonjungel said:Evans will not start.
No, he is going under the knife for that Asschinectomy he has needed for years.Powerful Pete said:Aha. Thanks, I had missed that. Still his knee bothering him?
Silence-Loto has sended conflicting information about Evans. First I received a press release that said Evans would start, 2 days later that he would not start. I guess thats why a lot of media reported he would start.jonjungel said:I'm sure that Sastre will go for GC only, like he's done the last few years. Apart from Sastre, I don't think anyone from CSC's Tour de France line-up will start the Vuelta.
Evans will not start.
It will be interesting to see how he goes. I presume he will be team leader for Rabo.cyclingheroes said:Gesink will make his grand tour debut. He could very well achieve a top ten spot.
Yes Gesink will be the Rabo captain.Crankyfeet said:It will be interesting to see how he goes. I presume he will be team leader for Rabo.
Hmmm, did you watch last year?EvilJediJ said:The Vuelta consistently year after year (ok, maybe not last year) offers the best and most exciting racing. The spaniards just LOVE to attack.
I could agree that the problem with last Vuetla was that it was hard to a real stage to test Menchov. Without a real mountain stages it will be hard to find a real action.Jan the man said:Hmmm, did you watch last year?
Dullest GT since Lance used to romp away with the Tour.
Starting with the 2004 edition, the Vuelta has gone downhill. Many of the routes have been garbage. Contrast that with the Giro, which just keeps getting better and more interesting routes. Sad.guncha said:I could agree that the problem with last Vuetla was that it was hard to a real stage to test Menchov. Without a real mountain stages it will be hard to find a real action.
However, I think this year's route doesn't look much better either -it has Angliru but apart from that other final climbs (Rabssa 16.4km @ 6.2%, Beret 6.3km @ 6.3%, Fuentes de Invierno 13.4km @ 6.1%) are nothing special as well. The climb of final ITT is of average diffuculty (8.1km @ 6.8%). You can hardly find difficult penultimate climbs as well.
After the Tour and the Giro, Vuelta wouldn't be able to attract even this kind of competition with more demanding parcours.Bro Deal said:Starting with the 2004 edition, the Vuelta has gone downhill. Many of the routes have been garbage. Contrast that with the Giro, which just keeps getting better and more interesting routes. Sad.
Bro Deal said:Starting with the 2004 edition, the Vuelta has gone downhill. Many of the routes have been garbage. Contrast that with the Giro, which just keeps getting better and more interesting routes. Sad.
Popo hates Evans' guts.Bro Deal said:It looks like Popovych will lead Silence-Lotto. Anyone want to place bets that when riding for himself he performs much better than in the TdF?
Cyclingnews actually has Freire as the captain but i guess when the road goes up Gesink will probably be the captaincyclingheroes said:Yes Gesink will be the Rabo captain.
Riders dope to win. They don't dope because of hard racing. Crappy route steals the excitement.Andrija said:After the Tour and the Giro, Vuelta wouldn't be able to attract even this kind of competition with more demanding parcours.
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